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• June CBODN Mastermind Session

  • When
    25 Jun 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  CBODN Mastermind Session

  We all face challenges in our work. Whether you are a leader in an organization, an independent consultant, or acting in any other role, it can often be useful to get an outside perspective when faced with a pressing challenge.

  At CBODN, we know that our members each possess a unique and diverse set of personal and professional experiences. In the Mastermind Series, we invite you to join our members and tap into the collective wisdom, curiosity, and experiences that our community offers. By attending, you will trade ideas and learnings across a variety of organizational disciplines and career situations.

  • For highly seasoned consultants and professionals, consider this a rich opportunity to pass on your hard-earned wisdom to other professionals who may be walking a similar path.
  • For new consultants and professionals, consider this as a safe avenue to develop your consulting muscles by bringing thoughtful curiosity and a fresh perspectives.
  • For anyone with a challenge or obstacle in their work (that might be all of us!), consider this a valuable resource to become “un-stuck” in your thinking or to find a new perspective or direction forward.

  
  

  The Mastermind series takes place every other month in lieu of a speaker-led presentation. During Mastermind events, we will use a modification of the Wise Crowds Liberating Structure to form small groups and alternate presenting your challenge as a consulting problem for the other members in the group to ask questions and offer suggestions.

  For anyone interested in attending, you are fully welcome! Even if you do not have a pressing challenge you are ready to discuss, we encourage you to participate in supporting other members and contributing to the valuable discussions and learning.

  
  

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• July Book Club - Arise by Elena Aguilar

  • When
    11 Jul 2025
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    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  July Book Selection - Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching: Proven Strategies to Change Conversations and Organizations by Elena Aguilar (2024)

  Join us in July for a facilitated discussion of Arise by renowned author and coach, Elena Aguilar.

  In this month's reading, Aguilar delivers a compelling and inspirational message about how to coach in the face of daunting challenges. You’ll learn how to listen expansively in a coaching conversation, how to plan conversations effectively, how to coach across lines of racial difference, how to coach resistant teachers, and more.

  About Book Club

  Treat yourself to a good book and thought-provoking discussion this Spring and Summer! We are thrilled to once again host an hour of facilitated discussion around your favorite Organizational Development books. Our time together will center around the themes presented in each selected book that matter to you as an OD practitioner.

  This monthly gathering is geared towards members and guests interested in a peer-supported enhanced reading experience that offers new perspectives and personal development. Join us as we connect with fellow OD practitioners in a positive, supportive environment while promoting a love for reading and continuous learning!

  For future Book Club suggestions or to appear as a guest facilitator, please fill out our INTEREST FORM.
  

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• July CBODN Mastermind Session

  • When
    30 Jul 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

  Register

  CBODN Mastermind Session

  We all face challenges in our work. Whether you are a leader in an organization, an independent consultant, or acting in any other role, it can often be useful to get an outside perspective when faced with a pressing challenge.

  At CBODN, we know that our members each possess a unique and diverse set of personal and professional experiences. In the Mastermind Series, we invite you to join our members and tap into the collective wisdom, curiosity, and experiences that our community offers. By attending, you will trade ideas and learnings across a variety of organizational disciplines and career situations.

  • For highly seasoned consultants and professionals, consider this a rich opportunity to pass on your hard-earned wisdom to other professionals who may be walking a similar path.
  • For new consultants and professionals, consider this as a safe avenue to develop your consulting muscles by bringing thoughtful curiosity and a fresh perspectives.
  • For anyone with a challenge or obstacle in their work (that might be all of us!), consider this a valuable resource to become “un-stuck” in your thinking or to find a new perspective or direction forward.

  
  

  The Mastermind series takes place every other month in lieu of a speaker-led presentation. During Mastermind events, we will use a modification of the Wise Crowds Liberating Structure to form small groups and alternate presenting your challenge as a consulting problem for the other members in the group to ask questions and offer suggestions.

  For anyone interested in attending, you are fully welcome! Even if you do not have a pressing challenge you are ready to discuss, we encourage you to participate in supporting other members and contributing to the valuable discussions and learning.

  
  

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• August Book Club - The Six Types of Working Genius by Patrick Lencioni

  • When
    08 Aug 2025
  •  
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  August Book Selection - The Six Types of Working Genius by Patrick Lencioni (2020)

  Join us in August for a facilitated discussion of The Six Types of Working Genius by New York Times best-selling author Patrick Lencioni (2020).

  In this month's reading, Lencioni unveils a truly groundbreaking new model that will change the way we think about work and teams forever.

  Designed to help people identify the type of work that brings them joy and energy, and avoid work that leads to frustration and burnout, the model also gives teams a remarkably simple and practical framework for tapping into one another’s natural gifts, which increases productivity and reduces unnecessary judgment.

  About Book Club

  Treat yourself to a good book and thought-provoking discussion this Spring and Summer! We are thrilled to once again host an hour of facilitated discussion around your favorite Organizational Development books. Our time together will center around the themes presented in each selected book that matter to you as an OD practitioner.

  This monthly gathering is geared towards members and guests interested in a peer-supported enhanced reading experience that offers new perspectives and personal development. Join us as we connect with fellow OD practitioners in a positive, supportive environment while promoting a love for reading and continuous learning!

  For future Book Club suggestions or to appear as a guest facilitator, please fill out our INTEREST FORM.
  

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• August Learning Series

  • When
    27 Aug 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  August Learning Series 

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• DC Area OD Practitioners CoP - Unlock the Power of the Body in Organizational Change

  • When
    04 Sep 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom link and password will be included in the registration confirmation email

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  Unlock the Power of the Body in Organizational Change

  The session is designed to deepen your understanding of somatic intelligence and its role in fostering transformation in individuals, teams, and organizations. In this interactive session, you will explore how the body holds patterns of stress, resistance, and resilience—and how to harness somatic awareness to create lasting change.

  In this workshop you will learn:

  • How somatic work enhances leadership, communication, and change facilitation
  • Techniques to regulate nervous system responses for greater presence and impact
  • Practical, body-based exercises to integrate into your OD practice
  • Ways to foster psychological safety and trust through embodied awareness

  Madhu will demonstrate how one can turn chaos into calm clarity. Using powerful somatic techniques, overwhelm and reactivity are dissolved in just 30 minutes—a profound transformation that clients call "Instant Zen Alchemy." 

  This session is designed for OD practitioners, coaches, and facilitators who want to bring a deeper, embodied approach to their work. No prior experience with somatic practices is required—just a curiosity to explore!

  Presenter:  Madhulika Jinsi

  With a rich blend of expertise in positive psychology, entrepreneurship, organizational development, meditation, somatic work, and coaching, Madhu brings decades of experience, sharp intuition, and a deep sense of empathy to every client interaction.

  Previously, Madhu founded and sold Southeast Asia’s largest technology communications consultancy to the Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC). Following that, Madhu ran a somatic coaching practice focused on self-awareness, resilience, and personal well-being, guiding senior executives to elevate their leadership and influence.

  An accredited ICF-PCC coach, Madhu has studied Leadership Coaching and Organization Development/Change Leadership at Georgetown University. She is also certified in various assessments, as well as various somatic and meditation techniques.  Superpower: Turning chaos into calm clarity. Using powerful somatic techniques, overwhelm and reactivity are dissolved in just 30 minutes—a profound transformation that clients
  call "Instant Zen Alchemy."

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• September Book Club - Originals by Adam Grant

  • When
    12 Sep 2025
  •  
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  September Book Selection - Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant

  Join us in September for a facilitated discussion of Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant!

  This month's reading examines how people can champion new ideas—and how leaders can fight groupthink, from the author of Give and Take and co-author of Option B. Grant explores how to recognize a good idea, speak up without getting silenced, build a coalition of allies, choose the right time to act, and manage fear and doubt; how parents and teachers can nurture originality in children; and how leaders can build cultures that welcome dissent.

  About Book Club

  Treat yourself to a good book and thought-provoking discussion this Spring and Summer! We are thrilled to once again host an hour of facilitated discussion around your favorite Organizational Development books. Our time together will center around the themes presented in each selected book that matter to you as an OD practitioner.

  This monthly gathering is geared towards members and guests interested in a peer-supported enhanced reading experience that offers new perspectives and personal development. Join us as we connect with fellow OD practitioners in a positive, supportive environment while promoting a love for reading and continuous learning!

  For future Book Club suggestions or to appear as a guest facilitator, please fill out our INTEREST FORM.
  

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• 2025 CBODN Annual Conference - CONNECT 2025

  • When
    18 Oct 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    George Mason University 3351 Fairfax Dr Arlington, VA 22201
  • Spaces left
    134

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  If you are interested in attending and the cost of the conference is a barrier, please email admin@cbodn.org. We want to ensure you are able to attend.

  
  

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